Tour de France, Jasper Philipsen grants encore in Pau
Tour de France, Jasper Philipsen mocks Wout Van Aert in a sprint on stage 13
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) also takes the 165.3-kilometer-long 13th stage of the Tour de France from Agen to Pau with two GPMs in the finale. After his success on stage 10 in Saint-Amand-Montrond, the Belgian rider è repeated himself, winning in a sprint on the finish line in Pau.
Philipsen burned compatriot Wout Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) in the finale, who had to settle for second place. On the lowest step of the podium Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech), in a sprint characterized by a fall in the final. Only ninth place for Tadej Pogacar.
The Slovenian, bearer of the UAE Team Emirates, remains for in the yellow jersey of general classification leader, 66 seconds ahead of Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) and 74 seconds ahead of Dane Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike).
The 111th edition of the Grande Boucle continues Saturday with the fourteenth stage, which goes from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, 151.9 kilometers long and with a rather tough uphill finish.
